Tastes
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Highland Park Magnus
Single Malt — Islands, Scotland
Reviewed January 16, 2020 (edited January 22, 2020)Sweet melon and salted apricot on the nose, creamy palate with muddled semi-sweet notes, a hint of sherry and peat smoke on the medium finish. -
From the Distillery: This bold and rich rum features spices that reflect California agriculture and are inspired by our state’s more -earthy- inhabitants. We guess you could say it’s like a car ride through coastal orange groves farmed by naked hippies who don’t believe in deodorant and wear clove, cinnamon, and vanilla essential oils instead (we all know at least someone like this). Enjoy on the rocks, neat, or around a drum circle on a beach. My initial impression of this was it smells and tastes like they filtered it through well used, ground up, hippie Berkenstocks. So many weird and nasty smells and tastes. Having let it rest for a few months, I thought I would try it again. The nose has a pronounced clove, ginger, vanilla and citrus scent that reminds me of someone burning incense to cover up the smell of pot smoke mixed with a hint of b.o. and sasaparilla. If you can get past the smell the palate is not terrible, it's a little creamy and semi-sweet with a hint of spices, citrus and vanilla. The finish is a medium length, spicy and a mixed bag of citrus, cloves and vanilla that I just don't care for. Bottle kill 10/31/22 The nose has mellowed a lot, still a little funky, orange peel and clove stand out, very palatable and the finish is acceptable. An interesting rum which stirred great conversation when shared with others. Bumped up to middling rating.
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Jim Beam Single Barrel Bourbon (95 Proof)
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed January 13, 2020 (edited January 21, 2023)Barrel 4-581, bottled 5-28-14. Amazing nose with peanut brittle, charred oak, vanilla, orange peel, musty corn and a hint of cherry. The palate can't deliver on the promise of the nose, There's some orange, cherry, a little vanilla and a tart note, the medium finish is a little peppery. Empty glass smells awesome. If the palate and finish matched the nose this would be a 5 star whiskey.27.99 USD per Bottle -
Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed January 13, 2020 (edited January 14, 2020)2011 edition. Peanuts, musty corn and cherry cola on the nose, sweet corn, cherries and brown sugar on the palate, the medium length finish has some cherry notes. This was a bit hot, a splash of water mellowed it to a more enjoyable level for me, but did not change the flavors. -
Jefferson's Reserve Very Old Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed January 12, 2020 (edited January 13, 2020)Disappointing, heat is overwhelming everything, a bit of ice made it tolerable. -
Bird Dog Small Batch Bourbon (Treeing Walker Coonhound)
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed January 12, 2020Young, spicy and hot, probably be good in an old fashioned. -
Balcones Texas Pot Still Bourbon
Bourbon — Texas, USA
Reviewed January 12, 2020 (edited November 29, 2022)Burnt caramel, vanilla, brown sugar, maple, and sweet corn on the nose, the buttery palate is not nearly as sweet as the nose, there's some muted corn, caramel and vanilla, the medium length finish has a buttered toffe popcorn note. -
Letting this sit for 6 months in a 7/8th full bottle improved it immensely. The turpentine and astringent notes from the first tasting are gone. This is a subtle and delicate whiskey. The honey and floral notes on the nose are complemented now by some cereal grains, the palate is silky, oily and coating with malt and heather, the finish is long, smokey and warming.
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